(705 ILCS 405/5-140)
Sec. 5-140.
Legislative findings.
(a) The General Assembly finds that a substantial and disproportionate
amount of serious crime is committed by a relatively small number of
juvenile offenders, otherwise known as serious habitual offenders. By this
amendatory Act of 1998, the General Assembly intends to support the efforts
of the juvenile justice system comprised of law enforcement, state's
attorneys, probation departments, juvenile courts, social service
providers, and schools in the early identification and treatment of
habitual juvenile offenders. The General Assembly further supports
increased interagency efforts to gather comprehensive data and actively
disseminate the data to the agencies in the juvenile justice system to
produce more informed decisions by all entities in that system.
(b) The General Assembly finds that the establishment of a Serious
Habitual Offender Comprehensive Action Program throughout the State of
Illinois is necessary to effectively intensify the supervision of serious
habitual juvenile offenders in the community and to enhance current
rehabilitative efforts. A cooperative and coordinated multi-disciplinary
approach will increase the opportunity for success with juvenile offenders
and assist in the development of early intervention strategies.
(Source: P.A. 90-590, eff. 1-1-99.)
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(705 ILCS 405/5-145)
Sec. 5-145. Cooperation of agencies; Serious Habitual Offender
Comprehensive Action Program.
(a) The Serious Habitual Offender Comprehensive Action Program (SHOCAP)
is a multi-disciplinary interagency case management and information sharing
system that enables the juvenile justice system, schools, and social
service agencies to make more informed decisions regarding a small number
of juveniles who repeatedly commit serious delinquent acts.
(b) Each county in the State of Illinois, other than Cook County, may
establish a
multi-disciplinary agency (SHOCAP) committee. In Cook County, each
subcircuit or group of subcircuits may establish a multi-disciplinary agency
(SHOCAP) committee. The committee shall consist
of representatives from the following agencies: local law enforcement, area
school district, state's attorney's office, and court services (probation).
The chairperson may appoint additional members to the committee as deemed
appropriate to accomplish the goals of this program, including, but not
limited to, representatives from the juvenile detention center, mental
health, the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, Department of
Human Services and
community representatives at large.
(c) The SHOCAP committee shall adopt, by a majority of the members:
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(d) The Chief Juvenile Circuit Judge, or the Chief Circuit Judge, or the designee of the Chief Juvenile Circuit Judge or Chief Circuit Judge, may issue a comprehensive information sharing court order.
The
court order shall allow agencies who are represented on the SHOCAP
committee and whose chief executive officer has signed the interagency
information sharing agreement to provide and disclose information to the SHOCAP
committee. The sharing of information will ensure the coordination and
cooperation of all agencies represented in providing case management and
enhancing the effectiveness of the SHOCAP efforts.
(e) Any person or agency who is participating in good faith in the
sharing of SHOCAP information under this Act shall have immunity from any
liability, civil, criminal, or otherwise, that might result by reason of the
type of information exchanged. For the purpose of any proceedings, civil
or criminal, the good faith of any person or agency permitted to share
SHOCAP information under this Act shall be presumed.
(f) All reports concerning SHOCAP clients made available to members of
the SHOCAP committee and all records generated from these reports shall be
confidential and shall not be disclosed, except as specifically authorized
by this Act or other applicable law. It is a Class A misdemeanor to
permit, assist, or encourage the unauthorized release of any information
contained in SHOCAP reports or records.
(Source: P.A. 103-22, eff. 8-8-23.)
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